Though sparked by the Rodney King verdict, there
were many other causes of the riots that erupted
on the streets of Los Angeles on April 29, 1992.
The Los Angeles riots in 1992 were devastating.
The obvious issue portrayed through the media was
black versus white. If you did not live in Los
Angeles or California chances are you did not hear
full coverage of the story, you heard a simple cut
and dry portrayal of the events in South Central.
If you heard one thing about the riots, it was
that ther...

Racial Riots in America Over the past century,
beginning before World War I, many incidents have
occurred involving white mob assaults against
entire black communities. In most of the cases
these white mobs attacked the black neighborhoods,
beating and killing the residents in many numbers.
They also set fire and destroyed the blacks
property. This was the result of the white society
trying to maintain their superiority over the
black communities, keeping them as the minority.
These brutal confr...

Zoot Suit Riots Zoot suits, associated with the
Mexican race, consisted of a long jacket that
reached almost to the knees, pants with a "tight
stuff cuff", a "wide, flat hat, and Dutch-toe
shoes" (Berger 193). These zoo t suits were worn
by the Mexican youth who were accused of murder on
August 2, 1942. People claimed that Jose Diaz was
murdered by a gang that had broken up a party at
Sleepy Lagoon ranch located close to Los Angeles.
However, even though the lower court did convict
them of murde...

Believe it or not, Los Angeles was just waiting
for an event like the Rodney King verdict to
explode. All that was needed was that one spark to
ignite the anger in the citizens of South Central
and cause the area to explode. One of the recent
and most significant riots took place on the
streets of Los Angeles on April 29, 1992. The case
was controversial because Rodney King was a black
male beaten with excessive force by four white Los
Angeles police officers. The not guilty verdict of
the four ...

Camp Hill the day that lasted 72 hours On October
25, 1989 more than 1, 300 inmates at the Camp Hill
State Correctional Institution rioted. The rioters
took at least 8 hostages, lighting 4 fires and
caused millions of dollars in damage. More then 35
staff members, 5 inmates, 1 firefighter and 1
state trooper sustain injuries in the worst
uprising in Pennsylvania history. Inmates
returning from an exercise yard in the late
afternoon overwhelmed correctional staff and
seized hostages. Inmates wer...

The Africans who were brought to America from 1619
until 1808 were a part of slave trade and
immigrated unwillingly. The 200 years of slavery
shaped attitudes and ways towards
African-Americans that is still visible today. 20
th century Africans left Africa on their own will.
By this time, Blacks were achieving respect and
were giving economic competition. Resentment
towards this lead to racist attitudes. Among those
racist attitudes were the Jim Crow laws. The north
allowed the southern states...

The movie begins in New York, in 1843, with a gang
fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting's gang of
"nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a
gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to
settle once and for all who is the most powerful
gang in the area. After an intense battle the
"nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead
rabbits", also Amsterdam's (the main character's)
father. Amsterdam is then led into an orphanage
where he grows to be a man, all while Bill Cutting
runs the Five...

Paige Ortiz Per. 2 Riots in L. A. The Zoot suit
riots took place in Los Angeles, California during
the 1940's. in was hard for the Mexican Americans
to be themselves because of the oddness and
suspicion revolved around them. People would
accuse them for being criminals because of their
race and because they dressed a certain way. They
were know as the "Zoos Suits." they wore a suit
that had long broad shouldered coats with extra
baggy pants that ft tight at the ankles. They wore
a long chain po...

Detroit Riots Many civil disorders have erupted
across the United States. Racial tensions were at
a highpoint in the 1960's with riots and looting
throughout the major cities in the United States.
This was not such a problem in the rural areas but
the urban areas had serious racial problems
between black and white people. Throughout the
1960's blacks and whites clearly demonstrated that
they had many problems living segregated in the
urban areas. It was a civil explosion that you can
clearly see...

The rebirth of South Central Los Angeles a decade
after it was torn apart by riots can be an example
for a nation still recovering after last fall's
terror attacks, President Bush said Monday. Bush
told an enthusiastic audience at First AME Church
that the unrest had given way to positive change.
'Out of this violence and ugliness came new hope,'
Bush said. Where burned-out hulks of buildings
stood, businesses now thrive, examples of 'what is
possible in America when people put aside
differences...

The Penn State Riots America s college campuses
are once again aflame. But, in the 1990 s, the
riots are not fueled by politics, as they were in
the 1960 s, but by beer, liquor and drugs.
University of Arizona, University of Maryland and
Temple University have all recently experienced
these unfortunate riots on their campuses, but it
is truly at home with us, the students of the
Pennsylvania State University. The riots began in
1998 during The Arts Festival that caused more
damage than ever. St...

~ INTRODUCTION AND FOCUS OF RESEARCH ~
Names
once only known to the Cavern Pub in Liverpool,
the Beatles and the Rolling Stones rose to the
level of household names since their beginnings in
England. Their music opened the doors to an era of
youthful expression. Despite Liverpool's
isolation, music brought the city into mainstream
pop culture. Although beneficial in some regards,
music was also seen in a negative light; thought
to promote violence. Crime rates during this
period were at an al...

web > The Virtual Tour of the Conspiracy Trial of
the Chicago Seven begins w/ an overview of the
crime: the riots at the Democratic Convention in
Chicago in 1968. web > This is a fairly extensive
description of the trial by a law professor: web >
This is a chronology of the events leading up to
these riots and the effects it had years later.
web > South Kinston High School along w/ Brown
university create an excellent website on the
event call "The Whole World is Watching." It has
essays, interv...

Changes, in fact, did occur during the 1960 s in
the goals, strategies, and support of the movement
for the African American civil rights. The goals
of most African Americans went from voting rights
to employment and housing discrimination. Their
peaceful sit-ins and freedom rides were followed
by violent race riots and violence in
desegregating the education system. The support of
the movement for the African American civil rights
changed from taking dominance in the South to
national awareness...